Vending machine



Jan. 6, 1948.

c. w. my ET AL 2,433,873

VENDING MACHINE Filed Oct. 1, 1941 5 Sheets Sheet 1 %M?%TTORNEY.

Jan. 6, 1948. w. TAWNEY EIAL 2,433,873

VENDING MACHINE Filed Oct. 1, 1941 s Sheets-Sheet 2v 7 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Jan. 6, 1948. v I C. W; TAWNIVEY El'AL VENDING MACHINE Filed Oct. 1, 1941 1 Patented Jan. 6, 1948 VENDING MACHINE.

Chester WI Tawney,,.,Sa-lvatore J.. Demar'co, ,Jr... ancf'lercy' H. Herrick, Baltimore; Md;

Application .flctobenl, 1941;;,.S:erial No: 413,196:

'IhisinventicnreIates toimprovementsinvend ing machines and has for. its. object'to provide a.

simple andf'efiici'ent.machine operat'edLby. a coin for vending-medicinal or other tablets, either one. at a time,, or in. packages. The. device. as. illustrated. andjhereinafter described is for. vending. aspirin tablets. 21in a. package for a. nickel,'.. byv means. of which coin-the.machineisoperated;

The invention consistsv oi the. novelTconstruction andlarrangement of. the parts and'combinas tions of parts. hereinafter. more runy set. forth in the followingspecificationsand pointedv out.in.de.-. tail, ihthe. appendedjclaims.

In the. accompanying. drawing;

Figure. 1 is a plan viewof our invention.

Figure, 2115 a frontelevation ot Figured-'5.

Figure. 3 isasection on. the. 1ine.3--3.of Figure. 2.1

Figure Li'sv a. section .on, the .lilne- 4+4 1 of Fig.- 111.9. 3..

Figure 5 is a section on. the .line 5,'5 of Fig-- ure. 3.

Figure 6. is. an. enlarged schematic view. show.- inghow the. packages.stendownasithey approach the discharge end of. the machine. 7

Figure 7. is a section.on.the line,'l .l of'FigurleB.

Eigure isa sectonontheline 8.8lof.Fig.ure. 3..

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Figure. 10. is. a section lf'I- l0. oi Figure. 3...

Figure 1111s asection. on the. line Il-l l..'of.Eigure. 3.

Figure 121is a.section of thelower end. of, the turning knob showing. the .pin for .controlling,..the movement oftheknob; and-the rubber. or spring, for ret'urningthe knobto. its. normal position when released.

Figure l3.is..adetaillinsection ofithe clip used for holding the. cover to. the body..

Referring to. the. accompanying. drawings, forming part .of..thiscspecificatiom and. in. which like. reference numerals; designate. like. parts throughout. theseveral. views. thereof; II designates thehody: of. the-.machinewhichis held to. a walL. or. other. suitable. place,.,by the screws. 2. The coinbox 3..is..p1aced .in. positionon. the .body by pushing. the flange 4 .up. throughthe slot then. turning it. until it strikes. the shoulder 6. at whichpoint thekeeper 1..o f-the.1ock. 81 willspring intothe aperturew33 in the. coin. box 3: and lock it in-position... Thai-magazine l0? is-then. placed in position. andthemagazine. cover. -H= placed over theme-gazing andaheld. in; position on the body lbug'clips 3:4: The clips;.areispringy v andengage anzinner, thickeneckringaportiorrot budget; which serving to lock the. clips in" place, butyet ailowingthejclipsto be sprung apart for removal of cover' I I" when the" box 3 is" removed from body I.

I The coin box-3' has acylindrical passage 12 which registers with the openings 1 3 of'the magazine I 0', and at the-1owerendof 'said'passage' I2 is areceiving cup 9"into which the packages I I4 drop. The upper end I5- of the body"! has a slot I6 through which'ztheicoin: drops:-to -the coin box' 3 whenithe knob. H is turned and'the'slot l8 therein registers with the slot IS. The knob l1 rests on.;th'e.magazine. .cover' Il and hasia'sl'ot 19- into which theipin'ZOT onnthe magazine cover projects toilimit the movement .of? the knob IT. The said knob; 'lpalsohasz'aslot 2 l intozwhich. aspring, or piece; of. live: rubber; 2.3. is fitted and which operates: againstv the pin-1:22; on; the magazine. cover to. returntherknob; ll' to itssnormal position after the coin haswdroppedin the. coin box 3.. The knob l1-has-ascoin sl0tl8 whichregisterswith the.- notchesj 25 in the magazine Wandallows the coin todrop down into the notches sothat whentherk-nobi L1 isturnedthemagaz-ine lO-will turn: with-uit far enough to; discharge one package of the ta blets I4. When-.the coin is dropped in: the slot I8-=in the" knob 11-, it falls down into the notchesv 25 of the magazine. and rests upon the part I5 of the body I,- and when .the'knob l! is turned and the slot I8 registers with the slot. IBin thev upper part I-5@oithe body I, the coin will drop in coin. box 3- and the knob I! will bereturned. to its: normal position by the. spring, or rubber 23- when released. The lower end of the. knob ll is" contracted. at 26 through which the slot extends. The knob: I1 is held in position by the. washer 2.1 when insertedinits slot and rests in a recess in, the top. of the magazine Ill and is held bythemagazine cover.. Thiswasher 21. hasaflat side 28 whichfits'against the fiat side 29 of. thecontracted portion26 of the knobv l1, so thatflthe washerrevolveswith. the knob. Hand the slotf2 4in said washer 2-1 will alwaysbe in line with. the slot? .in. the knob. I]; The tablets,. in the present instance, arearranged twoina package, l4 and. rest. one upon the. other in the openings. I3. of the magazine H]. The body of the machine is providedwith steps, or ramps} l. which allow thepackages to step downas they movetowardthe discharge. opening, as shown inFigure ,6 of. the; drawing. and, to prevent more thanone package. M from: dropping into. the: discharge opening; a... wedged, shaped. 1ip .=32 projects just plane below the wedge that brings the lowest one The operation of the device is as follows:' 7 Q under the latter.

The magazine being filled with packages of the tablets is in condition to be operated. A coin,

such as a, nickel, is placed in the slot 18 in the h shaped lip attached to the stepped floor to segregate and dispense one article at a time.

2. A vending machine of the class described comprising in combination, a magazine having a plurality of adjacent column recesses arranged therein in peripheral arrangement and adapted for rotation orbitally about a vertical axis, a base for supporting a coin box and the magazine, said coin box being provided with a passage for conducting articles dispensed from the said recesses, a knob journalled in a domed portion of the base and having a slot therethrough for the reception 'ofcoins,"said slot in the knob being arranged to.

alignthe coin with a pair of slots or notches in the magazine rotatively before its passage into the coin box and dispense the article, means for supporting the device and fastening the coin box knob I! and drops down with its sides projecting coin box 3, and when the knob I1 is released, the I knob will be returned to its normal position by the-spring, or rubber 23, ready to be operated again upon depositing another nickel.

Having thus described our invention, what We claim is:

1. A vending machine comprising in combination a body with holes therein for the insertion of fastening means to hold it to a stationary surface or wall, said body being enterable from underneath with a lateral'hole passing from the side of its wall to the interior of the body, a coin box insertable into the body from underneath having flange means for engaging on the body for holding itself thereon and provided with an aperture adapted to align with the said lateral hole when in position, a keeper having a pin reciprocating therefrom through action of a spring and adapted to project through said hole and enter the aperture, so as to lock the coin box and body together at a position where the box covers the fastening means When holding the body to a surface, a magazine mounted above the body and encompassing the upper portion of the said body, and having a plurality of circular passages circularly arranged around the perpendicular axis of the body and coin box for holding articles to be dispensed from the machine, a knob slotted for a coin to be inserted therqn and into adjacent portions of the magazine and'hold the magazine and knob together for rotation of same until the slot in the knob is brought into registry with a predetermined portion of the body and deposited in the coin box, the rotation of the magazine through to such registry bringing successively the passages of the same into position for dispensing, said box having a receiving cup mounted thereon adapted to register with the magazine ready to dispense an article from its passage aligned for ticles at the bottom of the passage and a wedged in. a concealed manner.

3. A vending machine comprising a magazine for disc-like articles having a plurality of coin slots. and with recesses provided peripherally therein to receive the articles a base member for carrying the magazine and permitting rotation thereof orbitally about a vertical axis and provided with a stepped path of travel for the same for dispensing articles from the magazine singly, a body member having a knob journalled in the domed portion thereof and having a slot therethrough for an operating coin to pass through to one of or pair of the slots in the magazine and move same one recess forward when aligned therewith by rotating the knob after insertion of the coin, a coin box having an outlet therein mounted on the said body member and having an open top and aligned so as to receive the coin passing through the knob and magazine, and at the same time permit the dispensing of one of said articles through said outlet, means for supporting the device and member to fasten the coin box in a concealed manner.

4. A vending machine comprising a magazine for disc-like articles having a plurality. of coin slots and with recesses provided peripherally therein to receive the articles, a base member for carrying the magazine and permitting rotation thereof orbitally about a vertical axis and provided with a stepped path of travel for the same for dispensing the articles from the magazine singly, a body member having a knob journalled in the domed portion thereof and having a slot therethrough for an operating coin to pass through to a pair of the slots in the magazine when aligned therewith by rotating the knob after insertion of the coin, a coin box having an outlet therein mounted on the said body and having an open top and aligned so as to receive the coin passing through the knob and magazine, and at the same time permit the dispensing on an article through said outlet, means for supporting the device and member to the coin box in a concealed manner, and a wedge knife on the base member for separating the article to be dispensed from the others as they are rotated by the magazine past the wedge knife and guide same to the outlet.

5. A vending machine of the class described comprising in combination, a body arranged for wall mounting and fastening thereto having a circular form interiorly a slot therein with a ledge adjacent thereto, a lock provided for insertion in the said body having a resilient pin projecting from the side adapted for placement at a predetermined portion of the body for holding same thereto, a coin boxhaving a flange provided on its upper portion for insertion in the circular portion of the body through the slot and rotated therein to rest on the ledge and coact with the said resilient pin to lock the box and body together and cover the wall fastening thereof, a rotatable magazine mountable on the body having a plurality of passages concentrically arranged therein and a central opening therein for the coin to fall through on the way to the said coin box, a cover for the magazine, clips for fastening the magazine cover to the said body, knob and coin means for controlling the rotation of the magazine on the body to predetermined movements of limited travel, said knob surmounted on the magazine and movably affixed thereon so as to rotate on same, said knob having a coin slot therein for a coin to enter and pass through to the structure of the magazine so as to engage therein and permit turning of the same until a predetermined amount of travel is made and the coin is allowed to drop to the said box while the passages in the magazine are brought succes-' sively to a predetermined portion of the body for ejection of articles from each passage individually therethrough, the knob returning to its initial position after the dropping of the coin with its slot out of registry with the slot of the body.

6. In a device of the class described, the combination of a body mountable on the wall with fastening means interiorly disposed passing through the body into the wall, a coin box slidable up into the body and adapted to catch thereon and cover the said fastening means from external access thereto, a lock in the body having a projecting member therein for engaging with the coin box and locking same to the body against removal, a magazine mountable on the body over the coin box and in contact with the same so as to rotate on same, said magazine having passages circumferentially arranged therethrough for the reception of articles to be carried around the body for disposal successively therefrom, a cover for the magazine having a coin receiving knob with a slot positioned therein and arranged to position a coin to act as a key and turn the magazine until aligned with a slot in the coin box and drop the coin therein the turning of the knob causing the turning of the magazine and the dispensing of an article from one of the passages therefrom one at a time, and means on the knob and the cover for holding same in position on the body.

7. In a coin box device of the class described, a body having a cylindrically formed interior and holes in the side for fastening means to pass through a stationary holding surface or wall from the inside, said body having an internal slot and openings in the top portion thereof, a coin box adapted to engage through underneath insertion through the slot and rest on the body, a keeper provided in the body and projecting into said box for locking same to the body and be covered by the box against external access, and dispensing structure over the body and coin box for receiving coins and dispensing articles from the structure in predetermined arrangement.

SALVATORE J. DEMARCO, JR. PERCY H. HERRICK. CHESTER W. TAWNEY.

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